Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-12

such was her jealousy
she'd none of me.
And all my ]proncrcd love She lightly SPurncd.
Margaret DtiIud.
June is not only the month OF roses, hut
the month of brides. The roses are natu-
raj enough, but the brides are not so easily
accounted for. The mental and moral
weather of the nineteenth century has GER
tainly no such obvious stimulation to
matrimony at this season of the year as
the sunshine and warm air have to rose
growth.
And yet it seems a long way to 90 for a
reason, to refer the bridal impulse OF a
modern June to its old Roman origin.
Superstition is presumed to have 10 intlu-
ence, or at mosta very weak one, on the sen
siblc, ~wide-awakc, well educated girl of the
period; but the persistence with which she,
rs a rule. avoids 4 May marriage and
chooses Il June bridal instead, looks very
much rs if her belief in augurs and omens
were in a comparatively tlO%urishing condi-
tion.
The modern girl does not, like her pre-
deceSsor in the middle ages, drOOp over a
bucket Of spring water, in which she has
made miniature waves with her hand, i'll
the full belief that her future husbands
face will he mirrored in the ripples. Nor
would she think it a promising expert
meut TO throw broken eggs over any head
that happened to he near, in the hope OF
seeing the image of the same object Of all
ner curiosity.
She would not even consider that her
matrimonial career was p~rcdestiued'tO dis
astrr it on the way to church Ia be married
she should meet Il priest, a dog or u cat;
aud an encounter with a spider on the same
Journey would not make her perfectly sure
of future bliss. But she has her own little
omenS Of good or i'll luck, and believes in
them, not to 4 vitality disquirtlng degree,
but still sufficiently To make her choose
the lucky instead Of the uulucky month;
any day OF the week rather than Friday, to
have something old and something new,
something borrowed and something blue
i'm her bridal toilet. and to refuse to he
seen in her wedding gown by the bride
groom-elect until the hour for the wedding
arrives.
Some of the old Supcrstitions and Gus
toms make very queer reading for 4 mod
crn bride. 1t is recorded that THE father
presented his SOn-in-law with one of his
daughters shoes as 4 token Of the transfer
of authority, and the bride was made To
feel the change by Il blow on her head
given with the shoe. The husband was
bound by oath to use his wife well, in fail
uUe of which she might leave him; yet, rs
u point of honor, he was allowed to bestOw
on his wife and apprentices moderate caSti
CATION An old Welsh law tells us that
three blows with a TOOmstick, ON any
part OF the person, except the head, is Il
fair allowance and another provides that
the stick ne not longer than the husbands
arm, nor thicker than his middle finger
Sweet girl graduates of the Fe-
male College and Public schools, with
wills Of your own, and never Il dream
OF .Orcible authority from anything maScu-
line, note the point Of honor" and the
wives and apprentices in a caStigatory
conjunction. 1t is worthy also of curious
notice that in the pagan days of Norway
the brides outfit included a shield, 4 sword
and an axe, rs suitable provisions for de
tense against her husbands blows. These
are customs which are not likely to enter
into the know ledge of matrimonial fash
ions Of the modern bride of June, but the
patient GriScldaS of the past seem tn have
regarded them placidly enough, without
much thought of rebellion. Our brides
have even eliminated to ''obey" from their
marriage vows, and il IS safe TO say that of
all the brides this June will see in shining
white before a fashionable congregation of
friends, nine out OF every ten expect to
rule the future household.
The week just past has been rather pro-
liiic of weddings, and most of the brides
have been those the sun shOne on, although
there was quite 4 good bit of rain inter
Spersed through the sunshine.
On Tuesday afternoon st Luke's p. T..
Church, ON the Island. was well filled with
= fashionable audience to witness the mar
rlagn Of Mr.. VIM. 4. Ward, Of Portland,
Ohio, and Miss Cora, daugtcr Of Mr.. T.. f..
Zane, Of the Island. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. J. Gibson CAN'T. rector
Of 81. Luke'S, and lis conclusion the bridal
party, with 4 number of friends, repaired
Ia the residence Of the brides father. on
South Penn street, where an elcgan. recep-
ton WAS held and congratulations and
good wishes were shuwerrd upon the happy
pair. They were also the REGIMENTS of
numerous handsome and useful presents
from many friends. The reception was a
luOSt delightful one and at It's cOnrlusion
MIR. and Mrs. Ward left on an extended
bridal tour.
On Thursday evening last, nj $50
o'clock, MIR. Henry Etz, Il young gentle
man Of the Eighth ward, and Miss Lottie
Becker, Were married at the residence of
the brides father Peter Becker 3727
Wetzel street, Rev. William Braun, p,Stor
OF the Evangelical German Reform Church.
officiating. quite u number OF the friends
of the couple were present, and at the con-
cluSion of the ceremony, congratulations
We're shOwered upon the young folks and
I pleasant reception followed. Mr., and
Mrs. EtZ were the recipients of a number
of handsome and useful presents. They
left OF the evening train for Marietta
where they will visit friends for \ few
days.
Wednesday afternoon at ; o'clock Mr.,
Jas. IL. Lancaster, Clerk of the Boord of
Public Works Of this city, and Miss Kate
L. Nogcl, were married at the Eprlish In
theran Church, the Rev. Geo. +. Hite oc
ttciatins, Rev. /. II. D~oublaser, pastor
Of the church being al 4 meeting Of the
synod at Omaha. The attendants were
4. l.. Myers and Miss Minnie Vogel. Messrs,
L. l.. Shull, ChaS. Iice. +. &. KIeyis and
Newt Smith, acting as ushers. after re-
cciving the congratulations OF their friends
at the church the bridal party were driven
to their new home, corner North Huron
and Maryland streets, where a pleasant r..
ceptiOu was held, the couple receiving
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